For their final pre-season match, the Bulldogs women’s basketball team traveled to Pendleton, Oregon, to take on the Blue Mountain Timberwolves on Dec. 30. The game started out poorly for the Bulldogs, “We simply couldn’t hit anything,” said Coach Brent Hermanson. The Bulldogs shot a miserable 26.7% from the field on 8/30, going 0/6 from behind the arc and 4/8 from the free throw line. “I’ve seen some bad shooting before, but this might have been our worst in the five years I’ve been coaching at Bellevue,” commented Hermanson. To make matters worse, the Bulldogs couldn’t get any stops defensively, as the Timberwolves shot 55.2% from the field, 42.9% from beyond the arc and 100% from the line. The Bulldogs found themselves down at the half 39-20.
In the second half, Bellevue played better offensively putting up 46 points to finish with 66 for the game, but, unfortunately the defensive issues continued in the second half, allowing Blue Mountain to score 47. The Bulldogs pulled to within 12 on four separate occasions but couldn’t get the critical stops necessary to get the game in reach. “We talk about defense and work on defense every day, hopefully now the team realizes how important it is to winning consistently, particularly on the road,” said Hermanson. He noted further that Bellevue had more opportunities offensively, shot more free throws than Blue Mountain – which is rare on the road – and won the turn-over battle, but still lost by 20. The Bulldogs came away with an 86-66 loss, for a long ride home.
Bellevue women finish pre-season with a record of 8-3, and head into league play with work to do. They take to the road Wednesday, Jan. 4, and head to Bremerton to play North region rival Olympic College (0-7), game time 5 p.m.
Last Updated November 1, 2013
